Disability benefit cheat was caught morris dancing

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A benefit cheat who claimed almost £30,000 in disability allowance was given a
suspended jail sentence yesterday after being caught on film morris dancing.

Allan Baldwin said he was virtually unable to walk over a six-year period
while claiming the highest rate of the Disability Living Allowance (DLA).

But an investigation by the Department for Work and Pensions found that along
with taking part in Solway Morris Group dances, he regularly participated in
the group’s other events that involved walking for several miles, despite
claiming a benefit eligible only for those with “severe walking difficulty”.

Mr Baldwin, a former school

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A Department for Work and Pensions investigation caught Allan Baldwin morris dancing

July 19 2014 Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA

A Department for Work and Pensions investigation caught Allan Baldwin morris dancing